Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home by Martha Stewart (2006, Hardcover)

Synopsis
With superbly organized chapters, numerous inventive ideas about every detail of caring for a home of any size, and impressive attention to detail, Martha Stewart has again proven herself as the go-to source for anything home-related. Sections include Room by Room, which focuses on maintaining everything in any given space, Throughout the House, given over to cleaning, Comfort and Safety, dealing with both simple and tricky repairs, and the A-to-Z Materials Guide. With B&W photographs.

Key Details
Author:	Martha Stewart
Language:	English
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	0517577003
ISBN-13:	9780517577004

Size
Length:	744 pages
Height:	9.3 in
Width:	8 in
Thickness:	2.2 in
Weight:	76.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Combining professional expertise with the author's signature style, a comprehensive home care handbook takes readers step by step through the upkeep of every room in the house, covering everything from removing stains to replacing a window pane.

Whether your home is small or large, an apartment in the city or a country cottage, it is a space that should be at once beautiful and livable. The key to that is managing the upkeep without feeling flustered. Until now, there has never been a comprehensive resource that not only tells how to care for your home and everything in it, but that also simplifies the process by explaining just when. With secrets from Martha Stewart for accomplishing the most challenging homekeeping tasks with ease, this detailed and comprehensive book is the only one you will need to help you keep your home looking its best, floor to ceiling, room by room.In Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook, Martha shares her unparalleled expertise in home maintenance and care. Readable and practical--and graced with charts, sidebars, illustrated techniques, and personal anecdotes from Martha's decades of experience caring for her homes--this is far more than just a compendium of ways to keep your house clean. It covers everything from properly executing a living room floor plan to setting a formal table; from choosing HEPA filters to sealing soapstone countertops; from organizing your home office to polishing your silver and caring for family heirlooms.Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook is organized for clarity and maximum practicality:Room by Room covers the upkeep of the appliances, tools, furnishings, and surfaces found in each room, from the entryway to the kitchen, from the attic to the laundry room.Throughout the House instructs the reader on the proper ways to routinely clean and periodically maintain everything in the home, including dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, polishing, scrubbing, waxing and much more.Comfort and Safety focuses on techniques to ensure your home is running properly and safely, such as recognizing when to clean vents, fixing a leaky faucet, and eradicating pests.A-to-Z Materials Guide provides an invaluable resource that explains the unusual materials that many favorite objects are made of--from abalone to zinc--and how to care for them so they last.Encyclopedic yet friendly, Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook is a seminal work--a must-have for everyone who wants a well-cared-for home that will endure for generations.